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CHGC Christmas Home Tour
Dec. 13, 2025
(10:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
Tickets will be available for purchase on Oct. 16, 2025.
(Event held rain or shine!)
You will need to pick up your ticket(s) and Home Tour map on the day of the event from the Masonic Lodge, 5055 Main St., Chappell Hill, TX. Looking forward to seeing you there!
If you would like to be one of our wonderful sponsors, please download the form below or contact Dixie Ford -936-931-7497.
CHGC Sponsorship Form -
2025 Christmas Home Tour
Meetings & Activities
Established July 9, 2008
Welcome to our newest members:
Carol Jamison
Regular meetings are usually held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon, at the Fellowship Hall of the Chappell Hill Methodist Church, 5195 Church Street.
Monthly meetings include speakers, raffles, door prizes and refreshments. In addition to our meetings, we have different projects, sponsor scholarships, garden art, plant swap and field trips. Annual Club Fundraiser: Christmas Home Tour.
We invite you to join us!
One of the Club's most visible projects is maintaining the flower beds in front of the town's Post Office, also a few other areas along Main Street. We hold monthly work days to do the planting and weeding.
Instructions for Application Form - Click on the link to open the form with Adobe Reader. You can print the form to your printer and fill in all the information needed. The form can be 1) mailed to The Chappell Hill Garden Club (PO Box 24, Chappell Hill, Tx 77426), or 2) bring the application to one of our meetings.
Note: Payment must be submitted with the application to become a CHGC member.
If you have questions, please use the contact form at the top of this page . . . or email us directly at chappellhillgardenclubtx@gmail.com.
"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singling, and the lawnmower is broken."
--- James Dent
Scholarship/Financial Aid Requests
If you are looking to request scholarship or general financial aid (due to an unfortunate circumstance), please submit either the Scholarship form or Financial form. All instructions for completion are on the forms.
Note: April 1 is the deadline for submitting Scholarship forms.
(Use this file to download and complete the Application, then email or mail it to CHGC.)
"If you've never experienced the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine, plant a garden."
​ --- Robert Brault
Upcoming Events
Herb Society Festival - Gifts & Plant Sale
Date: Mar. 13-14, 2026
Location: Festival Hill at Jasper Rd., Round Top, Tx
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Check the website for further info.
Native Plant Society of Texas
Deadline to Apply: Feb. 2026 (Date to be updated when available.)
Subject: Bring Back the Monarchs to Texas Grant Applications Now Open
Check the website for more information.
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Rockport Hummingbird Celebration
Dates: Sept. 2026 (Date to be updated when available.)
Check the website for more info.
John Fairey Garden - Budding Out Plant Sale & Festival
Date: Mar. 2026 (Date to be updated when available.)
Time: Gates open at 8:00 a.m. Members (9a.m.-4p.m.)/General Public (10a.m.-4p.m.)
Location: John Fairey Garden 20559 FM 359 Rd in Hempstead, Tx
Check the website for further info.
Plant of the Month - Poppies
Poppies
GardenersNet.com: https://www.gardenersnet.com/flower/poppy.htm
About Growing Poppies in Your Home Flower Garden
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The “World’s Popular Encyclopedia” referred to Poppy plants as “common cornfield weed”. They were then, and continue to be Wildflowers. The year was 1937. However, today, we think of Poppies as a popular and attractive flower, that is common in home gardens as well as open fields. People like growing poppies for the colorful blooms.
Popular is an understatement, as Poppies come in many, many varieties, and are native to many parts of the world, including Central and Southern Europe, China, India, and other parts of Asia. Its popularity also stems from the diversity of its use. In the garden, Poppies are an attractive, easy-to-grow flower in both annual and perennial varieties. As an added bonus, the home gardener can choose from almost any color in the rainbow, including black. Its flowers are long-lasting.
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Poppy seeds and oil are popular for baking and cooking. If you have excess seeds, you can put them in your backyard bird feeder.
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In the world of medicine, and drugs, some Poppies are a narcotic. It is used to make Codeine, Morphine, and Opium.
Did you Know? After WWII, Poppies became the symbol of both tragedy and renewal of life. They gained this recognition, as there were many poppies in the battlefields of France. Each year on Memorial Day, Veterans sell them as a memorial for those who have given their lives for their country. The proceeds benefit veterans groups.
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Read More at GardenersNet.com: https://www.gardenersnet.com/flower/poppy.htm